By Walter Tyndale
London   William Heinemann
9" by 6.5" [4], v-xi, [1], 270, [1pp]
The first edition of Walter Tyndale's colourful study of the history of Egypt, illustrated beautifully in colour throughout.
By Walter Tyndale

1907 Below the Cataracts

London   William Heinemann
9" by 6.5" [4], v-xi, [1], 270, [1pp]
The first edition of Walter Tyndale's colourful study of the history of Egypt, illustrated beautifully in colour throughout.
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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition of this work.

'Below the Cataracts' ponders the ancient history and beauty of Egypt.

Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and fifty-nine colour plates.

Collated, complete.

Written and illustrated by Walter Tyndale.

Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Kathleen Cotton'.

Two newspaper clippings loosely inserted, both pertaining to antiquities of Egypt.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is slightly discoloured. Some minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Plate facing page 122 is detached but present. Pages 156-157 and 224-225 are age-toned due to the newspaper clippings.

Very Good

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